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UPDATE: Tornado watch extended around St. Louis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:02:25 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis metropolitan area remains under a tornado watch until 10 p.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service but many warnings have already passed through the area. Tornado warnings had been issued for Franklin, Crawford and Washington counties in Missouri and Greene County in Illinois within the 5 p.m. hours. Those warnings have now been downgraded to watches. When a tornado warning is issued, a tornado has been sighted or indicated by weather radar and there is imminent danger to life and property. If you’re in the area of a tornado warning, seek shelter immediately.During a tornado watch, atmospheric conditions are favorable for a tornado to develop, but a tornado has not yet been sighted or indicated by weather radar.The St. Louis Metropolitan is under a Level-4 risk for severe weather through late Friday. Mother Nature means business on Friday, as winds will become quite gusty from the south as temperatures climb towards 70 degrees. Severe weat...

Denver’s Belcaro neighborhood combines luxury and convenience

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:02:25 GMT

The Belcaro neighborhood, nestled between Washington Park and Cherry Creek, commands an average home sale price of over $2.5 million.In the first six months of 2022, the median sales price for homes in Belcaro and Washington Park topped $1 million.“It’s a really desirable place to live,” says Stuart Crowell with LIV Sotheby’s International Realty.He and co-lister Delroy Gill helped John Elway’s ex-wife Janet McKinnon sell her Belcaro mansion for $4.1 million in March.What makes Belcaro appealing?The neighborhood offers larger lot sizes on winding streets with easy access to Interstate 25 and shopping and dining in Cherry Creek. Commuters who need to work downtown can hop on Speer Boulevard and be there in a few minutes.“Families are drawn to this area for the sense of community and the schools,” says Kyle Baseggio with The Agency Denver.Single-family homes dominate the neighborhood, offering a mix of 1950s-style ranch homes and newer two-sto...

Wind-driven wildfires break out in Colorado, including metro area, during red flag warning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:02:25 GMT

Widespread wildfires broke out in Colorado, including in the metro area, as strong winds and low humidity raised fire concerns and prompted two consecutive days of red flag warnings.Hogback fireOn Friday, the Hogback fire sparked in Jefferson County and the wind-driven blaze climbed upslope on the west side of the hogback, near Matthew Winters Park, and topped the ridge racing down the east side of the hogback toward C-470 and south toward West Alameda Avenue.The fast-moving fire, pushed by 40-mph winds with gusts up to 60 mph, led to a pre-evacuation notice being posted by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office for residents in the Morrison area. A concert at the nearby Red Rocks Amphitheater, by electronic music producer Dabin, was canceled because of wildfire concerns. A pre-evacuation notice was also posted, by the Lakewood Police Department, for the Solterra subdivision.The #HogbackFire is estimated at 10 acres & growing- pushed by extremely strong winds. It’s moving f...

Michael Barrios proves he’s got plenty of spark left to help Colorado Rapids’ attack

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:02:25 GMT

Just when it appeared Colorado Rapids winger Michael Barrios was starting to hit the wrong side of 30, he put in back-to-back performances to remind fans that his age is anything but evident.Leading into a showdown with reigning MLS Cup champions in LAFC Saturday night, the Colombian is eager for more.Colorado (0-3-2, 2 points) will kick off against its Western Conference foes at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park as the team looks for its first win of the season, and Barrios could play a key role against the Black-and-Gold (3-0-1, 10 points).Barrios, 31, has two assists in his last two appearances and has arguably been Colorado’s most dangerous attacking weapon to start the season. Whether he’s in the starting eleven or coming off of the bench, the 5-foot-4 firecracker always brings a spark.That is something Rapids head coach Robin Fraser has long admired about Barrios, but the work he puts in to be in that position is also worth noting. Barrios arri...

Orange County family files lawsuit against Amazon after truck driver kills 2-year-old girl

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:02:25 GMT

An Orange County family is filing a wrongful death lawsuit after a 2-year-old girl was struck and killed by an Amazon delivery van in 2022.The family’s attorney says Amazon is denying any responsibility for the deadly accident and claims a third party is to blame. The victim’s family is devastated and only wants justice.In August 2022, 2-year-old Jiahan Wu was playing outside of her Irvine apartment complex when she was struck and killed by an Amazon delivery van.The driver remained at the scene, but the damage done was catastrophic.Her mother, Yanling Wu, says there are no words to describe the pain she, her husband and their three children are going through.2-year-old Jiahan Wu was playing outside of her Irvine apartment complex when she was struck and killed by an Amazon delivery van in August 2022. (KTLA)2-year-old Jiahan Wu was playing outside of her Irvine apartment complex when she was struck and killed by an Amazon delivery van in August 2022. (KTLA)2-year-old Jiahan Wu...

Skinner scores in OT to lift Sabres past Rangers 3-2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:02:25 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jeff Skinner scored at 1:50 of overtime and the Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Friday night.J.J. Peterka and Jordan Greenway also scored for the Sabres, who recovered after giving up a 2-0 lead to improve to 3-0-1 in their last four games. Devon Levi made 32 saves in his NHL debut to help Buffalo pull five points behind Pittsburgh for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.Kaapo Kakko and Adam Fox scored for New York, which has lost two straight but pulled three points behind second-place New Jersey in the Metropolitan Division. Jaroslav Halak made 31 saves.In the extra period, Skinner gathered the puck after a pass from Owen Power, skated between a pair of defenders and fired a shot past Halak. It was Skinner’s 32nd goal of the season.Levi, who played at Northeastern University the past two seasons, signed a three-year entry-level contract on March 17.Peterka gave the Sabres a 1-0 lead with 8:40 left in the first period when he bu...

PGA Tour Valero Texas Open Par Scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:02:25 GMT

FridayAt TPC San Antonio-Oaks CourseSan Antonio, TexasPurse: $8.9 millionYardage: 7,438; Par: 72a-amateurPartial Second RoundSuspended due to darknessPatrick Rodgers 66-67_133 -11Corey Conners 64-72_136  -8Michael Thompson 69-68_137  -7Eric Cole 71-67_138  -6Thomas Detry 71-67_138  -6Matt Kuchar 68-70_138  -6Chris Kirk 67-72_139  -5Peter Malnati 67-72_139  -5Michael Kim 68-71_139  -5Nico Echavarria 73-66_139  -5Hayden Buckley 67-73_140  -4Beau Hossler 71-69_140  -4Ben Martin 70-70_140  -4S.H. Kim 72-68_140  -4Dylan Wu 70-71_141  -3Alex Noren 70-71_141  -3Christiaan Bezuidenhout 69-72_141  -3Andrew Novak 69-72_141  -3Matti Schmid 70-71_141  -3Sam Ryder 71-70_141  -3Matt Wa...

Mulkey, LSU women reach 1st title game, rally past Va Tech

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:02:25 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Alexis Morris scored 27 points and had two of her misses in the fourth quarter turned into putback baskets by Angel Reese in a big run as LSU rallied to beat top-seeded Virginia Tech 79-72 in a national semifinal game Friday night. Reese finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds for LSU (33-2), which is going to the national championship game for the first time.The win came in the second season since feisty and flamboyantly dressed coach Kim Mulkey — in a carnation pink top this time — returned to her home state to take over a Tigers program that lost five consecutive national semifinal games from 2004-08 the only other times they made it this far.LSU will play Sunday against the winner of the South Carolina-Iowa semifinal.Mulkey, who won three national titles in four Final Four appearances over her 21 seasons at Baylor, is only the second coach to take two different teams to the national championship game. The other was C. Vivian Stringer, with Cheyney in the inaugural ...

Harden, Embiid lead 76ers to 117-110 win over Raptors

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:02:25 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had 25 points and 12 rebounds, James Harden had 23 points and 11 assists and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Toronto Raptors 117-110 on Friday night.The Sixers made 30 of 39 shots (77%) in the first half and raced to a 24-point lead that nearly evaporated. Fred VanVleet, who scored 16 points, buried a 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter that pulled the Raptors to 103-101 and silenced the sellout crowd.Embiid, though, steadied the 76ers with a jumper and PJ Tucker buried a 3 that gave them some breathing room. Harden drove to the hoop for a bucket and a 110-101 edge that forced the Raptors to call timeout.The Raptors didn’t have another run in them. Scottie Barnes scored 29 points and OG Anunoby had 19.Harden and Embiid combined to make 12 of 16 shots and Harden made all three 3-pointers in the first half. Embiid and Harden showed no ill effects of injuries that hampered them of late. Embiid is playing through a nagging right calf injury that co...

Schumaker gets 1st win, Marlins top Mets 2-1 behind Chisholm

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:02:25 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Skip Schumaker got his first win as a major league manager behind five shutout innings from Jesús Luzardo and home runs by Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Jorge Soler that carried the Miami Marlins over the New York Mets 2-1 on Friday night.Shumaker, an 11-year-big league veteran, got his first managing job last October when he was hired to replace Don Mattingly, The 43-year-old spent last season as the St. Louis bench coach.Luzardo (1-0) struck out five and allowed two hits, while walking four in his first start this season. The 25-year-old left-hander who had a 3.32 ERA with a 30% strikeout rate in 100 1/3 innings last season.Soler, in his first game in right field for the Marlins, made a leaping grab against the wall on Pete Alonso’s sharp fly ball to right center in the second, Soler followed with a leadoff shot in the bottom half off David Peterson (0-1) and ran in for a diving catch that robbed Starling Marte for the final out in the eighth to strand. That stranded Daniel V...